Four Tourists Injured in Accident Near Balakot

News Desk 

Mansehra: Four tourists from Charsadda were injured after their vehicle met with an accident near Shohal in the Balakot area of Mansehra on Sunday, Rescue 1122 officials said.

According to Rescue 1122, an ambulance from Balakot Hospital was dispatched immediately after receiving information about the accident.

Rescue personnel provided first aid at the scene before shifting the injured to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Balakot, for further treatment.

The injured were identified as Waheedullah, Muhammad Amir, son of Ehsanullah, Mahtab, son of Khurshid, and Ehtesham, son of Saleem Khan.

The cause of the accident could not be immediately determined. Rescue 1122 confirmed that all four injured were safely transported to the hospital and were receiving medical care.

At least seven youths lost their lives in a tragic traffic accident in Kahuta, while separate incidents in Multan and Wazirabad also claimed several lives.

According to family sources, a rickshaw carrying a group of youths met with an accident while returning from a waterfall tour in Khursheedabad tehsil of Kahuta.

Two youths died on the spot, while five others, who were injured in the accident, later succumbed to their injuries at the hospital. The victims were reportedly cousins.

In another incident, two youths were killed after two motorcycles collided during a race on Gilani Flyover in Multan. A rescue spokesperson confirmed that the bodies were handed over to the heirs.